Monday, September 29, 2014

Music News

This
fall we have a lot happening in the music department! This Wednesday we will
have our second annual Car Wash Fundraiser. Friday is Booster Day, featuring
performances by Select Chorus (during the pep rally), and the Mohawk Warriors
Marching Band (in the Parade from Arm Academy to Mohawk), and the MMA (Mohawk Music Association) will have
their pie sale at the Booster Day Game! There are a few tickets left to see
Aladdin on Broadway, and initial payments will be due soon for the competition
trip to Williamsburg, Virginia over April Vacation for high school band and
chorus members. We have major fundraising efforts under way, and volunteers are
needed for the MMA’s pie sale and baked potato booth. High School Music class
pages is up and running! Also, we have performances at the Ashfield Fall
Festival and Keene State College coming up in October. Details below!

Car Wash – Oct. 1, 12:50-4:30pm

Need
a Car Wash? Come to our second annual Car Wash Fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 1!
From 12:50-4:30pm, Mohawk High School Music Students will be washing cars and
trucks and accepting donations to support the Music Department trip to compete
in the Heritage Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia in April, 2015!

Ms.
Glover has
a few extra tickets to see “Aladdin” on Broadway! Any Mohawk High School and
Middle School students who would like to go are welcome – while tickets last!
The cost is $105, which covers the Broadway ticket and transportation. Make
checks payable to “Mohawk” and hand in to Mr. Halligan or Ms. Glover ASAP!

Williamsburg, VA – $50 Deposit
due October 17

High
School Band and Chorus members planning to participate in the annual
competition trip will need to make a deposit of $50 by October 17. We will be
travelling to Williamsburg,
Virginia over April Vacation to compete in the Worldstrides Heritage Music
Festival, visit historical sites, attend concerts by the Virginia International
Tattoo, and spend a day celebrating at Busch Gardens amusement park! Parents
are eligible to chaperone, too!

We
are really ramping up our fundraising efforts this year! High School Band and
Chorus Members have a fundraising goal of $5251 to cover the transportation
cost for their trip to the Heritage Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia over
April Vacation. Good News: The MMA has donated $2000 towards this goal! (Thank
You, MMA!). So there is $3251 left to raise to meet the goal! Hitting this mark
will make the trip affordable for all Band and Chorus Members who want to
participate. Here is some more info on current fundraising efforts:

-
Florida Citrus –
Music Students in the High School and Middle School are taking orders for high
quality Florida Citrus! Proceeds benefit the students directly and help to pay
for their trips this year (Heritage Festival for High School students, Music in
the Parks for Middle School students). Citrus orders will arrive in time for
Thanksgiving!

-
Business Sponsorships
– High School Music Students are currently seeking individual sponsorships from
businesses to help pay for their trip to the Heritage Festival. For a tax-deductible
donation of $100, businesses support an individual Mohawk Music student, and in
return receive advertising in our Winter and Spring Concert Programs. If you
have a business and are interested in sponsoring a student, please email Mr.
Halligan at: shalligan@mohawkschools.org

-
Tote Bags – The
MMA has Tote Bags for sale! $3 each! They are very practical and they make
great gifts! You can find them at the Ashfield Fall Festival, in Sanderson
Academy’s Local Goods Catalogue, and on the MMA website: http://www.mohawkmusicassociation.org/

Keep an eye out for Mohawk Music ensembles on
Booster Day! The Booster Day Pep Rally will feature a special surprise by the
Select Chorus, and the Booster Day Parade will feature our Mohawk Warriors
Marching Band!

(Not available to volunteer? Bring your friends
and family and enjoy some pie on Booster Day! Or wrap your hands around a warm
baked potato, with the toppings of your choice, at the Ashfield Fall Festival!
You’ll be glad that you did.)

Also, the MMA has new Tote Bags for sale! They
will be available at Open House and at the First Congregational Book Sale
during Ashfield Fall Festival. You can also get them in Sanderson Academy’s
Local Goods catalogue. Very practical, and they make great gifts! You can see
what they look like on the MMA website: http://www.mohawkmusicassociation.org/

Select Chorus at Fall Festival – October
12, 11:30-noon

Our Select Chorus will be performing once
again at the Ashfield Fall Festival this year! Come to check out their latest
work (and stop by the Baked Potato Booth)! They have a prime time mid-day time
slot; Main Street and the town common are sure to be packed! Be sure to get
there early to park!

Williamsburg, VA – $50 Deposit due October
17

High School Band and Chorus members planning to
participate in the annual competition trip will need to make a deposit of $50
by October 17. We will be travelling to Williamsburg, Virginia over April Vacation to compete in the
Worldstrides Heritage Music Festival, visit historical sites, attend concerts
by the Virginia International Tattoo, and spend a day celebrating at Busch
Gardens amusement park! Parents are eligible to chaperon, too!

An addendum from Ms. Glover: NYC UPDATE: * Reminder - Final payments are due by October 7th. * We currently have 9 tickets available. If you are interested in coming along and would like to purchase
a ticket please contact me at glover@mohawkschools.org, or Mr. Halligan
at shalligan@mohawkschools.org. You may also find info and permission
slips on my class pages (see link below) * If you are a chaperone
for this trip don't forget to fill out a CORI form a.s.a.p. You will
need to bring your license to the front office at Mohawk. This process
usually takes several weeks, so please plan accordingly. This is going
to be a great trip and the students are getting really excited!!

WINTER CONCERT:
Believe it or not our Winter Concert is only 11 short weeks away, on
December 10th. Students will be fitted for their vests and tuxedo shirts
in the very near future. Vests and shirts are owned by Mohawk and
students use them for various performances throughout the year. Students
are required to provide their own black dress pants, black dress shoes,
and black socks. Please see my class pages for more information on the
concert dress policy. (link below)

FUND RAISER: Students
should have received information on the Citrus Fundraiser. This is a
fundraiser that Mr. Halligan has set up for the High School students as a
way to minimize their Virginia trip payment. Mr. Halligan has offered
for Middle School students to join in on this as well, as a way to help
with the cost of our Six Flags field trip in May. The Music Association
has once again generously donated the $29 per student performance fee
for each student, as they have done in the past. This leaves the fee for
the ticket to get into Six Flags, as well as the bus fee for the day.
These 2 items usually total between $45-$60.00. This fundraiser is a way
for students to work to individually reduce this payment, and, if
students sell enough citrus they may even be able to go for free! The
orders are due by October 31st and fruit will arrive in time for
Thanksgiving!

OPEN HOUSE: A BIG thank you! to all of the
Chorus students who came out to sing for Open House. I was thrilled with
attendance, and the professionalism the students exhibited. I have had
so many compliments from parents of music students, and parent of
non-music students. What a great way to start of the year! It was also
fantastic to be able to meet so many parents at open house that evening
and I look forward to seeing you at our Winter Concert.

CLASS PAGES:
Just a reminder that my class pages are a great way for parents to
receive information about everything regarding the music program. From
concert dress, performance schedule, field trip information … it's all
there. There's even a monthly calendar which lists what days are band or
chorus days, so students will never be unclear - especially as we get
into the snow day season and schedules tend to change quickly.Please use
this as a resource and check often as I add information each week. (see
link below)

MMA: Our next Mohawk Music Association meeting
will be held on Tuesday October 7th at 6:30p.m. in the library. This is
a very busy time for us with Booster week, and Ashfield Fall Festival
right around the corner. So… if you were thinking about attending a
meeting or volunteering, now would be great time!

PIES: The
Music Association is looking for a donation of pies to be sold at the
Booster Day game on October 3rd. Pies can be of any flavor, but should be
in a disposable pie plate if possible. The pies can be dropped off at
the music room on October 3rd (during the day) or at the pie tent near
the front gate of the football field by 4:30 or after. Thank you for
your help!

LINKS: The following are links to my class
pages, the music department Facebook page, the MMA webpage, and the MMA
Facebook page! Please visit any of these sites for more information
about our program!

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